HEY! Peter!

[CaptSquid]

<shudder> I never thought that this would happen, but I need your technical expertise.

As you may know, Father Frost has sent his Alberta Clipper to visit us down here in the 48, some of us with a vengeance.

Anyway, I have come home to a chill box twice and awoke to same chill three times, even though the thermostat is set to 78º. The thermometer on the wall read 53º. Not good. Especially not good when visiting the porcelain fixture and one has to expose portions of one's anatomy to the weather.

The t-stat is an old mercury bulb t-stat that shows a resistance of 2 ohms when the contacts are closed. But the only way I can get the furnace to kick in is to short the two wires.

HELP!

[sandfly]

Buy a new T-stat...Don't be so cheap...Ole Petey cant help ya. He dont know nuttin....

[Rebel]

Ooooooooooooooooh man,,not good at all. Last time I felt cold porcelain was one hot August night after a bunch of us got on a big Tequila outing in 85. Wasn't sitting on it, had my face resting on the edge. Felt so nice and cool. This warm ya up any Mike ?
Man, I hope you get some help real soon.

You need Petey's cell number Mike ??

[Bubbathegimp]

Poor Squiddy has to call petey to help keep him warm? something dont sound right lol.

On the serious side, The heater in my diggs is so old that the installers little advertisement sticker has the first 3 phone numbers listed as CL8-xxxx.

I've Woke a few nights with the temp below 60 degrees myself. usually a few good raps on the access door makes it fire back up. works ok for a while then repeat the process. access doors getting a little creased now.

[astrozam]

Buy a new T-stat...Don't be so cheap...Ole Petey cant help ya. He dont know nuttin....

ROFLMAO, yea what Bobby said!

[lockdoc]

Jeez! The temps you guys talk about when it is broke sounds like mine when working! Highest I set mine to is 64*F. Drops to 50* at night and 45* when I'm not home. Does it automatically. With a what you ask? guessed it.

A NEW THERMOSTAT!

[sandfly]

I keep mine at 65 to 67 all the time, then I have wood/coal burner in basement too...then it gets to 74 on 1st floor..ahhhhhhhhhhhh, like toasty here...poor loc doc, then he has a dog to hug.

[SoCalli V8]

Buy a new T-stat, or move to Karlifornia.... I never use my heating....

[CaptSquid]

Not only no, but H*** NO! I was there for the World Series Earthquake, slap dab betwixt Candlestick and the epicenter. It was an E-Ticket ride, but I don't like that ride no more.

[SoCalli V8]

Big deal.... you are so scared if the ground shakes a little once every couple of years......?

That you just can`t take livin` in 350 days a year of beautiful warm sunshine, with year round beach life, barbyQ`s and car-shows.....

So, have fun pointing your junk and pissin` icecubes into the porcelain....

[CaptSquid]

It committed the ultimate sacrilege -- It broke my coffee pot!

[peter]

Yeah, move to California. That'll fix all your problems. As long as you know how to swim. That'll come in handy when that state falls into the ocean..... [-o<

If shorting the stat wires gets her running, then the stat's gotta go. Dispose of the old one properly (that doesn't mean wearing rubber gloves while tossing it in the garbage can, btw ).
Get yourself a new programmable stat and be done with it

[Kabey's Van]

I think he want's to spoon, Peter.

[GEJ]

Man that is all that is wrong??.A thermostat??.Huh.I thought Mikely wanted Petey to make a house call to warm him up.

[CaptSquid]

So how do I dispose of the old one properly? Mail it to Montreal?